27/09/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission welcomed the inauguration of the Baltic Pipe, a new pipeline that will allow up to 10 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas to be imported from Norway to Poland and 3 bcm of gas to be transported from Poland to Denmark each year, at a ceremony in Goleniów, Poland, on Tuesday 27 September. “The Baltic Pipe is a key project for the security of supply of the region and the result of an EU policy drive to diversify sources of gas. The pipeline will play a valuable role in mitigating the current energy crisis”, said EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson. Thanks to its status as a ‘project of common interest’ (PCI), the project has benefited from EU funding of around €267 million from the ‘Connecting Europe Facility’ (CEF). It is scheduled to start operating on 1 October 2022. (DG)